US EditionPutin Says Oreshnik Missile to Enter Russia's Arsenals by Year's End
Putin said the hypersonic Oreshnik missile, used in combat since November 2024, deters Western support for Ukraine and enhances Russia's military leverage, with Belarus under its nuclear umbrella.
- On Dec 17, President Vladimir Putin announced at a Defense Ministry meeting in Moscow that the Oreshnik missile will enter combat duty by the end of this year.
- Russia previously used the missile in combat on Nov. 21, striking Dnipro, Ukraine, which Putin framed as a warning to the United States and United Kingdom in response to their long-range weapons.
- Russian officials noted the Oreshnik missile has a claimed range over 4,000 kilometers, carries six MIRVs, operates under Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, and Belarus has no control over its use, enabling quicker strikes at about 10 Mach.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the missile's range threatens Europe and urged sanctions, while the U.S. National Security Council said Russia likely has only a few of these experimental missiles.
- Putin framed the announcement as part of pursuing Russia’s goals in Ukraine by diplomacy or military means, supporting plans to expand a security buffer zone and continue the war through 2026.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has given an update on Russia's Oreshnik and Burewestnik missiles, boasting "unprecedented" systems.
The Russian ballistic missile with nuclear capabilities Oresńnik is also being launched in Belarus on Wednesday, announced the president of this country, Aleksandr Lukašenko, at its annual press conference in Minsk, informs AFP agencies...
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed this Thursday that the Russian hypersonic missile Oreshnik, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, has been deployed in the territory of the European country and has added that "it is in combat service." "The first positions are equipped for the Oreshnik missile system. We have it since yesterday and it enters combat service", the president said during his annual speech to the nation, acco…
The Russian army will have the Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic missile system in combat service before the New Year, President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry's board. The Belarusian army should also include the Oreshnik in its arsenal by the end of December.
Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic missile is expected to be operational before the end of the year - and Kremlin chief Putin announces two more nuclear-powered weapons systems that could change the global power structure for decades.
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